Paddu / Gundponglu / Paniyaram

This popular gluten-free, vegan dish has so many names- paddu/gundponglu/paniyaram/guliappa. It is prepared in what is called a paddu pan or appe pan. This was one utensil that was missing from my kitchen since I moved here, until recently. My brother who visited us a few weeks back brought this paddu pan for me. And I am absolutely loving it!

I make paddu with my regular dosa batter. The leftover batter after making dosas are just perfect for this dish. Just a handful of ingredients added to the batter and fried in a paddu pan is enough to make an excellent brunch. They are great for lunchboxes too. As a child, I preferred to paddu over dosa in the lunchbox as I cannot eat cold dosa. These bite-sized slightly crispy on the outside, soft inside paddus are absolutely delicious. My kids loved it too, including my 10-month-old 🙂

I am super excited to include paddu regularly into our menu and try out more dishes with my paddu pan 🙂